Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma presenting as a rectal polyp in a child.
Primary lymphoma of the rectum is extremely rare in children. We report here a 10-year-old boy with localized non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, discovered within a rectal polyp. The literature on childhood rectal lymphomas is reviewed. This case illustrates the importance of considering the possibility of malignancy with rectal polyps, even in children.
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Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322.
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D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007417:Intestinal Polyps / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology